JSH: How much money?

I am brainstorming a legal solution to a problem where I am using the
same problem solving tools that I used to get my mathematical research.

The outlines of the legal solution emerging from this process might
open the door to lawsuits against universities anywhere in the world
for a breach of trust by academics at those schools who just
inexplicably decide to ignore research that doesn't help their own
careers.

So how much money could be in this for trial attorneys seeking new
territory?

Harvard University alone has over $2 billion US in its endowment.

And if people are listening to academics dragged to the stand to
testify about why they decided that some provably important research
wasn't worth their time, possibly all chanting the same mantra about
academic freedom and their right to ignore anything they freaking well
want to ignore?

Why not punitive damages in the tens of millions or even in the
hundreds of millions when these Ivory Tower eggheads confront regular
people who think that hey, living in society means taking care of more
than just yourself?

Any of you who are professors really want to roll the dice? Face a
legal argument that can put you on the stand talking to regular people
instead of fawning students?

Why do it?

I still want another option.

But you people need to understand how fast extreme problem solving is.

I am starting to feel a little bit of concern on this one as I'm not
actually interested at this time in taking a legal option, but was
thinking it'd be better to start the problem solving process going just
in case.

I started this thinking it was all just in case I needed it down the
line.


James Harris

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